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A. EPPLE.

WATCH PROTECTOR.

No. 450,842. Patented Apr. 21, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT EPPIDE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

WATCH: PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,842, dated April21, 1891.

Application filed February 14, 1891. Serial No- 381500. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT EPPLE, of the city and county of Providence,in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in atch-Protectors; and I declare the following to be aspectfication thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, likeletters indicating like parts.

Figure 1 shows the location of my device upon a watch-chain worn in theusual manner. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my invention and of awatch-chain and watch to which the same is applied, the watch-pocketbeing shown in section on line r :0 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of my watch protector with the spiral hook extended and theouter case in central longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof my device with the spiral hook withdrawn in the case.

My invention is a device adapted to be attached to a watch-chain toprotect the watch from theft; and it consists of a cylindrical rodhaving a head at one end and a spirallybent wire hook at the other, incombination with a tubular case within which said rod is rotatable, andhaving aclosed end with a slot therein through which said spiral hookmay be advanced or withdrawn, as hereinafter particularly described.

In the drawings, A represents a cylindrical rod having the head Bat oneend and ashoulder a at the opposite end. A wire 0 is spirally bent andaffixed to the shouldered end of he rod A. The outer end of the wireforms a sharp hook.

D is a tubular case having the closed end E, in which is the slot Z).This tube has an interior shoulder c. The case D has a ring F at oneside by which it is attached to the watch-chain G.

By turning the rod A the spirally-bent hook C is screwed out through theslot 1) of the case D, as seen in Fig. 3, and its sharp end thus entersand engages with the cloth H of the garment, as shown in Fig. 2, so thatthe watch cannot be taken from the pocket without disengaging the deviceor tearing the garment. By turning the rod Ain the reverse direction thespirally-bent hook C is withdrawn through the slot Z) into the case D,as seen in Fig. i, and consequently does not engage with the clothingnor interfere with the removal of the watch.

It is thus evident that my watch-protector can be adjusted to secure thewatch in position or not, as may be preferred.

I claim as a new and useful invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent- The improved protector herein described, consisting of a rodhaving a spirally-bent wire hook at one end and rotatably mounted in acase having an end with a slot through which said spiral hook is capableof being extended from the case or withdrawn into the case by therotation of said rod, substantially as specified.

ALBERT EPPLE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM B. CARPENTER, ELGIN H. KERR.

